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Guantánamo Reading Project

U.S. Host Cities

Please let us know about your upcoming performances. Or, learn how to host your own reading.

Upcoming Performances:

Eugene, OR
May 1, 2007 from 7 to 9 pm
EWEB, 500 E. 4th
Presented by a non-affiliated group of ordinary people who presented this reading in February 2006.
Free Public Reading.
Discussion follows.
For more information, contact Bo Adan: (541) 343-7858

Local Readings:

Tampa, FL
March 23 and 24, 2007 at 7 pm
Gorilla Theatre, 4419 N. Hubert Avenue
Presented by the Greater Tampa Chapter of the ACLU of Florida
Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students; proceeds benefit the ACLU.

Provincetown, MA
February 7, 2007 at 7 p.m.
Provincetown Theatre, 238 Bradford St.
Staged by The New Provincetown Players
Directed by Deborah Peabody
News coverage

Ithaca, NY
December 1 and 2, 2006 at 7 p.m.
Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) Gym
Corner of Albany and Court Street
Contact # :607-273-7437
Discussion with Attorney Gita Gutierrez of the Center for Constitutional Rights and Professor at Cornell Law School, who represented former detainee Moazzam Begg

Chico, CA
November 11, 2006 at 7:30 p.m.
Chico Cabaret Theater, located in the Almond Orchard Plaza, 2201 Pillsbury Road

Columbia, SC
October 25, 2006, 7:30 pm
Drayton Theatre, University of South Carolina
Click here for information about the performance and other related events being held during USC's "Guantánamo Week"

Long Beach, CA
July 14-16 and 21-23, 2006
Found Theatre
Call (562) 439-1986 for reservations
Click here to download the PDF sign

Corvallis, OR
April 26, 2006
Odd Fellows Hall

Eugene, OR
February 25, 2006
First Christian Church, 1166 Oak (12th and Oak)
presented by: award-winning director Carol Horne and a group of concerned residents
Moderated discussion with the audience follows
For more information, contact Bo Adan: (541) 343-7858

Ogden, UT
February 24, 2006
Weber State University, "the Junction," Shepherd Union Building
presented by: Honors Issues Forum and Amnesty International as part of a "Tortured American Values" Week to examine current events from a skeptical perspective and consider how they affect our collective sense of American values.

Key West, FL
January 29th, 2006
Key West Tropic Cinema

Newton, MA
December 11, 2005
7:30 pm, Eliot Church, 472 Centre Street
presented by: Newton Dialogues on Peace and War
Download the flyer (PDF)

Woodstock, VT
December 10, 2005
Windsor County Building
sponsored by: Toward Freedom Foundation
contact: Robin Lloyd, 802-862-4929

Burlington, VT
December 9, 2005
7 pm, Firehouse Gallery, 135 Church Street
sponsored by: Toward Freedom Foundation
contact: Robin Lloyd, 802-862-4929

San Diego, CA
December 1, 2004
organized by: Amnesty International, International Museum of Human Rights at San Diego
more info

Lincoln, NE
October 2, 2005
organized by: Lincoln Bill of Rights Defense Coalition
more info

Lincoln, NE
September 25, 2005
organized by: Lincoln Bill of Rights Defense Coalition
more info

Evanston, IL
August 14, 2005
organized by: Adar Cohen and Nora Fiffer

San Diego, CA
July 12, 2005
organized by: Voices of Women, Amnesty International, International Museum of Human Rights at San Diego, Peace & Democracy Action Group of First Unitarian Universalist Church

Cleveland, OH
July 4, 2005
organized by: Not in Our Name Cleveland
more info

New York City, NY
July 4, 2005
organized by: Eve Ensler, Gloria Steinem, Center for Constitutional Rights, CODEPINK, The Culture Project, Not in Our Name, United for Peace and Justice, WEDO
more info

Northampton, MA
June 19, 2005
organized by: Rosenberg Fund for Children

Cambridge, MA
June 11, 2005
organized by: American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Cambridge Peace Commission, Community Church of Boston, Freedom House, Inc.
more info

Dorchester, MA
June 10, 2005
organized by: American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Cambridge Peace Commission, Community Church of Boston, Freedom House, Inc.
more info

Boston, MA
June 9, 2005
organized by: American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Cambridge Peace Commission, Community Church of Boston, Freedom House, Inc.
more info

Professional Productions:

Washington, D.C.
April 6, 2006
Rayburn Foyer of the Rayburn House Office Building, The House of Congress, Capitol Hill
Sponsored by Representatives Jan Schakowsky and John Conyers
Featuring the original British cast and Mike Farrell, star of the hit TV series M*A*S*H

Chicago, IL
February 7-March 26, 2006
presented by: TimeLine Theatre
more info

Washington, D.C.
November 2-December 11, 2005
1501 14th Street, NW
presented by: The Studio Theatre
Download the flyer: low res (JPG) / high res (PDF)

Chicago, IL
November 12, 2005
presented by: TimeLine Theatre

New York City, NY
August 19-December 19, 2004
presented by: The Culture Project
more info

San Francisco, CA
March 23-April 24, 2005
presented by: Brava! For Women
more info

Tucson, AZ
April 7-April 10, 2005
presented by: Borderlands Theater

 

Now bring Guantánamo: ‘Honor Bound to Defend Freedom’ to your community! See our list of steps and resources to help you put on local readings.